Catharine
Catharine is an English , rarely also German , female first name ; for its origin and meaning see Katharina .
variants
Kathrina, Catherine , Cathryn, Kate, Katie , Kathleen, Cathleen, Kateline, Katryna, Katlyn, Katlynn, Kitty , Cathy, Katherine, Kathryn
Well-known namesake
- Catharine Cox Miles (birth name Catharine Morris Cox; 1890–1984), American psychologist
- Catharine MacKinnon (* 1946), American feminist activist, lawyer and professor of law
- Catharine Parr Traill (1802–1899), British-Canadian writer and botanist